| Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat Contributor(s): Jarrow, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590787323 ISBN-13: 9781590787328 Publisher: Calkins Creek Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science |
| Dewey: 616.393 |
| LCCN: 2013953464 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (1.95 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 166188 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A National Science Teachers Association, Best STEM Book One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author's note, bibliography, and index. |